Well this train was really going to test me to my boundaries. By far the most uncomfortable train ride of my life! Since I have spend a good two weeks practicing the techniques of Zhineng QiGong, my ankles were now cankles. And the only available seats were upright, no sleepers available. Absolute agony keeping feet down, with swelling down like that for more than 24 hours. Train was crowded beyond belief. Like, people even sleeping in the toilet, on the floor between seats, sleeping standing up. Some would even let the other sleep for a half an hour and then swap or rotate around. I am sure half of those people didnt have tickets! The most horrendous train experience to date!
I begged the train staff to get a sleeper, to which he said they were still full but when the first available came, they would give it.
I have never slept sitting upright in my life but after 34 hours of no sleep, swollen ankles, and squashed train seats I must have dozed for 30 minutes until I was woken at 6.30am the next morning to be told there was a sleeper available- I jumped up and couldnt get to it quick enough!
Met a nice Chinese guy in the sleeper and we just slept, or at least I tried to, I was so overtired by this point! We finally made it to Urumqi later that night at 7pm.
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